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Arguing economic reasons, President Trump announced that the Department of Defense will not re-recruit transgender people. Several studies indicate that the president not only takes a step back in the inclusion of the LGBT community to the Armed Forces, but that its measurement could affect the troop's morale.

It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We seem to assume that the nation’s future depends on Trump’s fate, for better or worse. The reality is otherwise: The nation’s future also hangs on larger economic and social trends that no president can shape.

Can diversity be more than a policy of good conscience? Studies have shown that when looked at practically, increasing diversity in the workforce can lead to operational benefits to companies. The first step is to look internally and look at where the company wants to go.

CHICAGO -- Tensions flared during testimony leading up to the final state Senate vote on Texas' sanctuary cities bill -- and not just over whether the new measures would have a chilling effect on commerce or open the door to racial profiling of Latinos. One incident in particular struck at the very heart of fears about immigrant assimilation and the preservation of an "American culture" that shares the English language.

CHICAGO -- Across thecountry, cities and states are reconsidering their traditional roles as localcompetitors and banding together to overcome shrinking budgets and crumblingeconomies. Their hope is that regional planning efforts will enable them tocarve out a shared future through a new knowledge economy.